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...introduction to the Italian mind, it's as much an introduction to the author, proving that he's just as contradictory as his countrymen. If he saw an elderly lady in need of help with her luggage, "I would split in two. While Beppe was being a Good Samaritan, Severgnini would observe the scene and offer congratulations. Beppe would then acknowledge his own compliment, and retire satisfied." But for all of its folksiness, the book can't escape a weightier encounter with history. Severgnini laments Italy's former playboy PM, Silvio Berlusconi, as the personification and perpetuator of the world...
...think. I had always thought that movies like “Pay It Forward” had a quaint premise but were hokey and fantastic almost to the point of absurdity. I had laughed with millions when Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer got arrested for violating the Good Samaritan law in the last episode of Seinfeld. After all, people always do what’s best for themselves, going their various ways without thinking twice about strangers, let alone going out of their way for one. I figured I’d thank Marty by giving him a reward...
Does your charity, Samaritan's Purse, distribute condoms...
...Samaritan's Purse is active in the relief effort in Sudan. What do you think of the recent Darfur peace deal? I don't trust the [Sudanese] government. I don't trust them for a second. These are men who have murdered and murdered and murdered, and they're still in power. How can we trust them...
...crosses the border, hoping to send home wages that will sufficiently feed his family. Would Jesus condemn such a man, and report him to the authorities? Or would Jesus offer him food, shelter, and counsel? The clearest answer to this question comes from the story of the good Samaritan. In response to a follower asking who exactly Christ is referring to when he says “love thy neighbor,” Jesus presents the story of a Samaritan who aids an injured Jew. Jesus’ praise of the compassionate foreigner leaves little question that Christ would exhort...